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By Lara Williams and Mark Gongloff
The Next Step on Climate Action: Parking Reform
California is finally poised to lift parking requirements across the state. Here’s why that would be a huge win for the climate.
Transatlantic divergence
U.S. and European companies vulnerable to the clean energy transition have seen their stock prices go very different ways since Russia invaded Ukraine.
Zoning for emissions cuts
Building dense, mixed-use and largely car-free neighborhoods cuts carbon — and the benefits don’t stop there.
The heat-pump fix
To ditch fossil fuels for good, we must combine a range of technologies and approaches.
U.S. Environmental and Health rules pay for themselves—and then some
The regulations’ benefits outweigh their costs. That means we’re not maximizing their potential.
Private-sector progress accelerates
New carbon removal funds show the private sector is stepping up on climate, and that’s reason for optimism.
Helping people hurt from high energy prices
Hint: Reducing them isn’t the answer.
Oil and hamburgers
Hamburgers and fossil fuels are both dense sources of energy, and society has made them convenient. That doesn’t mean they’re good for us.
Cut off Russian gas
Instead of waiting until 2030, Europe should rip the Band-Aid off now
Daily Climate Damage Should Feel More Like a Disaster
One-off events like Deepwater Horizon leave a lasting impression, but the normal burning of fossil fuels has an even worse impact.
The Cost to Reach Net Zero By 2050 Is Actually a Bargain
A multi-trillion-dollar global investment seems massive. But the closer you look, the smaller the numbers become.
Fear of Nuclear Power Should Not Stop Carbon Cuts
The severity of the climate crisis necessitates a new look at nuclear power
Timing is everything
Acting early can change the entire trajectory of a pandemic — or the global climate crisis
'Degrowth' won't work
Arguments to limit economic growth are all too tempting, but effectively fighting climate change implies more growth, not less.
Why COP27 Needs a Bigger Circus and More Solar Panels
Four ways to improve UN climate conferences
Lawmakers Need to Do Whatever It Takes to Price Carbon
No policy should be excluded based on purist economic or environmentalist principles
For Effective Climate Policy, the First Step is the Hardest
After more than three decades of trying, Austria moves to tax carbon.
Is it economists' fault?
Biases inherent to the way economics is typically practiced by consultants is slowing meaningful progress on fighting climate change.